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Pronunciation / Transliteration: anunsju klasifikadu
"Ele comprou a bicicleta através de um anúncio classificado."
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A classified advertisement in a newspaper or online platform seeking to buy or sell something, or offering or seeking employment.
"She found her first apartment through a want-ad in the Sunday local newspaper."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a colloquial compound combining 'want', derived from Old Norse 'vanta' meaning to lack or desire, and 'ad', a clipped abbreviation of 'advertisement', originating from Latin 'advertere' via French. Emerging in late 19th-century American English newspaper culture, it originally designated classified notices placed by individuals seeking goods, services, or employment.
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petite annonce
Transliteration: pətit ɑnɔ̃s
"Il cherche du travail en lisant les petites annonces."
Kleinanzeige
Transliteration: klaɪnʔantsaɪɡə
"Sie hat ihr Auto über eine Kleinanzeige verkauft."
piccolo annuncio
Transliteration: pikkolo annuntʃo
"Ha trovato un lavoro leggendo i piccoli annunci."
anuncio clasificado
Transliteration: anunsjo klasifikado
"Encontró el apartamento ideal en los anuncios clasificados."
anúncio classificado
Transliteration: anunsju klasifikadu
"Ele comprou a bicicleta através de um anúncio classificado."
वर्गीकृत विज्ञापन
Transliteration: vargikrit vigyapan
"उसने अखबार में वर्गीकृत विज्ञापन पढ़कर नौकरी ढूंढी।"
分类广告
Transliteration: fēnlèi guǎnggào
"他在报纸的分类广告中找到了这份工作。"
구인광고
Transliteration: gu-in-gwang-go
"그는 구인광고를 보고 회사에 지원했다."
求人広告
Transliteration: kyūjin kōkoku
"新聞の求人広告で新しい仕事を見つけました。"
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